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Editorial

The Relative Citation Ratio: A Brief Primer on the National institutes of Health-Supported Bibliometric

Parth A. Patela Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USAView further author information
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Mohammad Javed Alib L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Road No 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad500034, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 539-540 | Published online: 13 Jun 2022

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